The phrase "a nice instance" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific example or occurrence that is pleasant or favorable in some way.
Example: "During our discussion, she provided a nice instance of teamwork that really inspired the group."
Alternatives: "a good example" or "a positive case".
Or "You should have gone to M.D. Anderson," which is a nice instance of the know-it-all with information after the fact.
It would be a nice instance of reappropriation if this term caught on as a euphemism: "Mum … Dad … I've got something to tell you.
In a nice instance of circularity, he recently completed a film version of the show, co-adapted with Beyond Clueless director and Guardian Guide contributor Charlie Lyne.
The spread of Bill James's ideas on baseball, from mimeographed sheets to the front offices of the Red Sox, is a nice instance of how a scientific turn of mind spread to a place where science hadn't usually gone.
In the first moments after the news broke, thousands of people reached the same conclusion at the same time, a nice instance of hive-mind solidarity, and the Spotify and YouTube tracking numbers will surely reveal a massive spike for his song "He Stopped Loving Her Today," which is one of the great sad songs in the American songbook, written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman.
A bit of Parmesan mixed in will add a nice zip, for instance.
"For instance, a nice Subaru 360 sedan — it would have to be really off the end of the scale to be worth more than 5,000 bucks".
It was, for instance, a nice stroke to start the film with Abraham and have him tell the creation story to his assembled people as a group exercise in faith renewal.
Tharoor's book is informative and amiable, and there are some good set pieces in it--for instance, a nice account told as an exemplary tale of a childhood playmate of Tharoor's, an "untouchable" boy, who makes good later in life, rising to the upper levels of the Indian civil service.
The container could also be a gift in itself (for instance, a nice china dish).
For instance, a nice hot shower can be just what's needed when recovering from a sinus infection.
